Strabeek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as stroebach in 1458. Potentially a compound of stro (“straw”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

See also Limburgish Sjtraobaek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstraː.beːk/
• Hyphenation: Stra‧beek

Proper noun

Strabeek n

1. A hamlet in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN